Phone: (262) 970-3710

Email: mdamatokuc@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Mrs. D'Amato has been proudly serving the Blackshirt community since 2016. Starting in her role as an AP and academies administrator, she dedicated herself to fostering educational opportunities for students. In the summer of 2022 she transitioned into to the Head Principal role at Waukesha South.

Mrs. D'Amato takes pride in all the opportunities our students are afforded at South, WEPA, and WAHP. To include specialized instruction in the areas of health and engineering with industry partnerships, being an AVID National Demonstration school where we are a center for teaching and learning, our incredible music, art, business, dual language, world language, family and consumer science, AP offerings, PLTW course offerings, technical education, and computer science offerings. 

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Maria takes pride in her roles as a mom, wife, daughter, and sister. As a first-generation Sicilian American she brings a unique perspective to her work. Maria's upbringing has instilled in her a strong sense of family and community, which she channels into her leadership approach.

Phone: (262) 970-3712

Email: dschreie@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Mr. Schreier joined our administration as the Assistant Principal and Athletic/Activities Director for the 2021-2022 school year. Mr. Schreier taught at South High School from 2009-2021. He taught a variety of math classes including Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. In addition to teaching math, Mr. Schreier taught our AVID elective for ten years working with each grade level throughout his time with the program. Mr. Schreier proudly worked with four AVID graduating cohorts (2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021).

Mr. Schreier graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008 with a degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education. He went on to earn his Master’s Degree from UW-Madison in 2019 in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Schreier coached the tennis programs at South from 2009-2021. In his time with the program, the Blackshirts saw a variety of team and individual success. Mr. Schreier has taught and coached tennis since 2005, teaching at Warhawk Tennis Camp, Waukesha Tennis Association Drill Program, and Moorland Park Tennis Center. He also served on the WIAA Coaches Advisory Committee, the Individual State Seeding Committee, and the Board of the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association.

Bilingual English/Spanish

Phone: (262) 970-3737

Email: egould@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Mrs. Gould has been an educator at all grade levels from elementary to high school; she was also an advisor at UW-Milwaukee. She spent five years in Waukesha, mostly at Butler Middle School, before becoming a principal and curriculum in another district. She is happy to be entering year three as Assistant Principal at Waukesha South High School. She loves being a Blackshirt!

Mrs. Gould graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Spanish. She also earned a Master of Science in Cultural Foundations of Education from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Carroll University. 

Mrs. Gould enjoys spending time with her family. She loves to travel, attend music festivals and concerts, watch and play all types of sports, work in her garden and be outdoors. She can often be seen at our Blackshirt events! Her husband is from Belfast, Ireland so they visit their family there whenever possible. Mrs. Gould loves to meet people from all over the world and she is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Phone: (262) 970-3711

Email: prooney@waukesha.k12.wi.us

This is Mr. Patrick Rooney's 12th year as an educator in the state of Wisconsin. Prior to joining the South team (Go Blackshirts!) he was the middle school principal at the Milwaukee Academy of Science. Before becoming principal, he taught 6th grade ELA in that same school. 

His philosophy towards education is based on meeting students at their academic levels as individuals and teaching them the necessary social and emotional skills that it takes to be a high-functioning young adult. He was inspired to become an educator from the amazing teachers that he had throughout life who didn't give up on him or let him fail despite not being the most motivated student. He is so excited to be working with high school aged students now and looks forward to leveraging their interests, commitments, and passions so that they can make the most out of their high school experience. 

He is a father and a husband. His 2 year old daughter Ryder, "is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me". Mr. Rooney loves being her dad and feels that she teaches him something new every day. He lives in Wauwatosa and also has a dog named Bunker. In his free time he enjoys playing golf, attending concerts, and cheering on any and all Wisconsin sports teams. 

"Thank you all for welcoming me into the South family, and I cannot wait to have an amazing 24-25 school year!"